| What is Neurology? A Neurologist is a physician | | | | experience you may have gathered. Another factor |
| trained to diagnose and treat diseases infecting the | | | | to consider is whether or not you will be involved in |
| Autonomic, Central, and Peripheral nervous systems. | | | | clinical research or clinical practice. Nearly 90% of |
| As a Neurologist you could specialize in pain | | | | practicing Neurologists are involved in clinical practice |
| medication for those experiencing chronic, acute, or | | | | and approximately 50% are involved in clinical |
| cancer pains as either a consultant or as the primary | | | | research. The benefits acquired when you land a |
| physician. Another specialized branch of Neurology is | | | | Neurology job are usually more than satisfactory. |
| Child Neurology. In Child Neurology you would be | | | | At this point you may be wondering just how does |
| diagnosing and treating neurological disorders in | | | | one go about acquiring a Neurology job, right? Well to |
| children. When a Neurologist is performing a | | | | begin with you need to spend four years in an |
| neurological exam they typically test your strength, | | | | accredited university or college gaining your |
| reflexes, sensations, cranial nerves, and coordination. | | | | premedical education. The next step would be to |
| The information gathered from these various tests | | | | locate an accredited medical school and commit the |
| helps the physician to properly form a more accurate | | | | required four years in order to gain either your DO or |
| diagnosis. When a Neurologist forms his diagnosis and | | | | MD degree. Even after you have gained your degree |
| determines that some form of surgery is required he | | | | the work is not yet over. You still need to spend one |
| refers the patient to what is known as a | | | | year in an internship in either surgery/medicine or |
| Neurosurgen. | | | | internal medicine. After you have completed your |
| Neurology is considered to be one of the more | | | | internship you still need to spend three years in an |
| intricate of specialized practices of medicine. With | | | | accredited specialized neurology residency program. |
| that being said, the pay rate and high demand in | | | | All this may seem like a lot of work to some. To |
| neurology jobs has increased over time. There are | | | | some this communicates high rate of pay and job |
| two primary forms of neurology, adult and child | | | | security. The ratio for demand and supply is |
| neurology. The majority of practicing neurologists | | | | expected to remain in balance for the next ten |
| consider themselves to be adult neurologists. A | | | | years. As the population increases the need for |
| neurologists income can vary from $150,000 a year | | | | neurologists does as well. In a time where many jobs |
| to $350,000 dollars a year. Of course these numbers | | | | are in less demand there is hope for those that are |
| can range depending on a variety of factors such as | | | | not afraid to put in some hard work for a high rate |
| the size of the company you work for, your | | | | of pay and job security. |
| previous credentials, and how many years of | | | | |